All Government serives would be in French and English and have the little red maple leaf

Let’s suppose that large numbers of Canadians would move there there

(Please note that I’m not saying this would be a good thing—There are many aspects of their culture that I’m sure are superior to Canadian culture and they would be lost.)

leading to Tim Hortons everywhere, and maybe their own hockey team

Filled with God

In summary—it would be filled with Canada

Canadian people, Canadian flag, dollar, road signs, postal service

Empowered with all the power of Canada: police, military, total commitment

In the same way we are filled with Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Like a flashlight, we are the container, he is the power and the light bulb

His glory shines out through us

Taking on the character of God

If you were to land there, not knowing where you were, you might think you were in Canada

You accidentally shove somebody, and they apologize the way Canadians do

They say ‘eh’ at the end of their sentences

In the same way, as God’s children we naturally behave like him.

People can see something of God by watching the way we behave

We carry his stamp of identity

But it also works the other way:

Every time Canada wins a gold medal in the Olympics, everyone there would cheer!

In the same way we are so happy when God has a victory—his success is our success

But of course it is still not physically part of the Canadian land mass

Still an island in the North Atlantic

We do not become God, even though we participate in him

Our mortal bodies replaced with bodies like Jesus

We could go one step further

An issue with us is that we are mortal, we have bodies that are failing

God is re-making us from a new material, from his Spirit

God is immortal, and he offers us some of his own immortality

Suppose it became known that there was a geological problem and the volcanic soil that makes up Iceland was somehow dissolving into the sea, and the capital of Iceland was gradually sinking into the ocean.

Vast quanties of Canadian soil were shipped there to raise the level

But again, that would not make it actually Canada, just as it does not make us God

Quote

“We will always remain creatures, but we are destined to become creatures so filled with God that his very glory radiates from us.” —Carl Mosser

Why it matters

We live out of our identities

The very life of God is in you

Your destiny is to shine like the sun

But even now, you have his glory in you

The most important thing you can do this week is to keep reminding yourself of who you are, chosing to live out of that identity